Once you have successfully installed the Tachomaster Client open the application and you will be presented with a Setup box as follows:

Login with your Tachomaster Administrator account to set up Tachomaster for the first time.

After a few moments the first-time setup is complete and you will be prompted with a Login window.

Login and Download a Driver Card

Log in to Tachomaster using your account username and password:

You will be presented with the main Tachomaster Client window with the application menu down the left hand side.

Click Digital Card Reader to continue.

When you see the screen above you are ready to insert a Driver Card to be read.

Insert a Driver Card in to the Smart Card Reader

Wait while the Driver Card is read. As Tachomaster has not seen this Driver before there is some initial setup to perform on the driver.

Click New to setup the new Driver

Take care to fill in all details correctly and click OK when you are done setting up the new Driver.

You have now successfully uploaded the Driver Card to Tachomaster

You will return to the Digital Card Reader and be presented with the Quick Analysis Screen. This view gives you a quick overview of the data that has just been uploaded to Tachomaster - this view is in no way exhaustive, but will bring to light any major Infringements and display a working pattern.

Now that you have completed a Driver Card upload, you can view the data on the Tachomaster Website.

Viewing Your Data

There are various ways to view the data on Tachomaster, depending on your preferences and requirements. For this introduction we will concentrate on viewing the Worker Calendar to give an overview of your newly updated Worker data.

Log in to the Web Site

View the Worker Calendar

From the main menu, select Calendar and then Worker Calendar as shown below.

The following screen allows you to select the Worker you wish to view.

Select the Worker from the drop-down list

You will now be presented with the Worker Calendar:

The Calendar displays above it the last time the Driver Card was read for the Driver.

The main Calendar view displays the Tachograph times as read from the Driver Card. Each day shows 4 lines for Other Work, Driving, Rest and Availability respectively. If you see any red days here (like in the image above), those days contain EU Tachograph Infringements.

Click the WTD tab

The WTD tab displays the times as seen by the Working Time Directive. Simply put, the times are the values of Other Work and Drive added together. Any red lines on this calendar identify WTD Infringements.

Click the Rest tab

The Rest Calendar shows daily and weekly rest periods along with their duration. Colours other than the blue and green of regular Week Rest and regular Daily Rest indicate specific cases and will be labelled.

This is a very light overview of the Worker Calender. To venture further in to the data try: